Vincent Francis Walker (born March 2, 1980), better known as Vince Walker, is an American

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, best known as the lead singer of

third-wave ska Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...

band

Suburban Legends Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular perform ...

. He was formerly the lead

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player, and left sometime after the release of '' Rump Shaker'', but returned to the band in September 2005 for the band's appearance on the

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, which happened to be lead singer

Tim Maurer Timothy Robert Maurer (born October 10, 1980) is an American singer, best known as the former lead singer of third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He has left the band on two occasions. The first was in 2000 after the recording of Origin Edition ...

's last performance. He replaced Maurer as the singer in an odd switching of roles, and continues with the band as

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. Walker was born in

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, Washington. Although he did not become lead singer of Suburban Legends until 2005, he previously sang on "Brian and Vince Experience (The Rap)" on ''

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'' (on which he was the lead guitarist), "Desperate" from ''

'', "Powerful Game" on ''Rump Shaker'', and "Rose Tint My World." Although he is not the only band member singing on these tracks, as "Brian and Vince Experience" and "Desperate" are performed with

Brian Klemm Brian Wayne Klemm (born May 21, 1982) is the guitarist for the Orange County-based third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. He joined Suburban Legends in 1999, shortly before the release of Origin Edition, although he did not play guitar on the albu ...

, "Powerful Game" with Brian Klemm and

, and "Rose Tint My World" with

Chris Batstone Chris Batstone was the 2000–2002 lead singer of the third-wave ska band, Suburban Legends. He joined the band in 2000 as the replacement for Tim Maurer, who had left the band after the recording of Origin Edition. Batstone's first and only offici ...

Aaron Bertram Aaron Bertram (born April 3, 1981, in Lubbock, Texas) is a trumpet player for third wave ska band Suburban Legends, and member of the children's music group Kids Imagine Nation. In the past he has taught music and movement to preschool students ...

, and

Dallas Cook Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska, Orange County ska scen ...

. As of 2012, Walker, Klemm, drummer Matt Olson, and former Suburban Legends bassist

Chris Maurer Chris Maurer (Born August 3, 1984) was the bassist for the third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. After years of watching his older brother sing for the band, he joined the band August 3 of 2000, replacing Justin Meacham who left the band. He le ...

currently perform in a humorous

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side project called Personal Satisfaction. He is also a former member of

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's side project,

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. Vince had played trumpet, but left in 2004 to pursue an education and focus on

. Walker makes an appearance alongside bandmate Brian Klemm in one of

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's several

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s for their cover of

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' "Little Bitch." In addition to his work with Suburban Legends, Walker composed the score to 2014 independent British film, ''

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''.

Discography

As performer

With Suburban Legends

* '' Bomb Squad EP'' (1998) - trumpet * ''

'' (1999) - trumpet, lead guitar, co-lead vocals on "Brian and Vince Experience (The Rap)" * ''

'' (2001) - trumpet, backing vocals * ''

Suburban Legends (Tim Remix) After the departure of lead singer Chris Batstone, Suburban Legends re-released their first EP, ''Suburban Legends (album), Suburban Legends'', by removing the vocal track featuring Chris, and replacing it with a vocal track of new lead singer, T ...

'' (2002) - trumpet, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Desperate" * '' Rump Shaker'' (2003) - trumpet, vocals on "Blingity Bling" and "Powerful Game", backing vocals * '' Dance Like Nobody's Watching'' (2006) - lead vocals * '' Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights'' (2007) - lead vocals * ''

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'' (2007) - lead vocals * ''

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'' (2008) - lead vocals, trumpet * ''Going on Tour'' (2010) - lead vocals, trumpet, acoustic guitar on "Doing It with You" * ''

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'' (2012) - lead vocals, trumpet, acoustic guitar, keyboards

With The Littlest Man Band

* '' Better Book Ends'' (2004) - trumpet

With others

* ''

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'' by

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(2008) - backing vocals on "This Gigantic Robot Kills" * ''For the Win!'' by Uh Oh! Explosion (2009) - vocals on "Five Finger Discount" * ''Hooray for Our Side'' by Hooray for Our Side (2013) - backing vocals, keyboards, trumpet * "Some Kind of Miracle" by

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(2013) - backing vocals * "Episode I" by OC Ska Kids (2017) - Trumpet solo on "Guacamole" * "Cancer Sucks" by OC Ska Kids (2017) - Trumpet, percussion, lead vocals * "Music To Me" by Dropcase (2018) - Trumpet

As producer

* ''Day Job'' by Suburban Legends (2012) * ''Hooray for Our Side'' by Hooray for Our Side (2013) * ''Overture'' by Hooray for Our Side (2015)

As film composer

* ''

'' (2014)

References

External links

Vince's page on SuburbanLegends.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Vincent 1980 births Living people Suburban Legends members American ska singers American trumpeters American male trumpeters Musicians from Seattle Musicians from Orange County, California 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers